Luke 1:64

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Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue released, and he spoke, blessing God.

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  • Luke 1:20 : 20 And now, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time, you will be silent, unable to speak, until the day these things take place.”
  • Ezek 33:22 : 22 Now the hand of the LORD had been on me the evening before the refugee reached me, but the LORD opened my mouth by the time the refugee arrived in the morning; he opened my mouth and I was no longer unable to speak.
  • Dan 4:34-37 : 34 But at the end of the appointed time I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up toward heaven, and my sanity returned to me. I extolled the Most High, and I praised and glorified the one who lives forever. For his authority is an everlasting authority, and his kingdom extends from one generation to the next. 35 All the inhabitants of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as he wishes with the army of heaven and with those who inhabit the earth. No one slaps his hand and says to him,‘What have you done?’ 36 At that time my sanity returned to me. I was restored to the honor of my kingdom, and my splendor returned to me. My ministers and my nobles were seeking me out, and I was reinstated over my kingdom. I became even greater than before. 37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all his deeds are right and his ways are just. He is able to bring down those who live in pride.
  • Exod 4:15-16 : 15 “So you are to speak to him and put the words in his mouth. And as for me, I will be with your mouth and with his mouth, and I will teach you both what you must do. 16 He will speak for you to the people, and it will be as if he were your mouth and as if you were his God.
  • Isa 12:1 : 1 At that time you will say:“I praise you, O LORD, for even though you were angry with me, your anger subsided, and you consoled me.
  • Jer 1:9 : 9 Then the LORD reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me,“I will most assuredly give you the words you are to speak for me.
  • Matt 9:33 : 33 After the demon was cast out, the man who had been mute began to speak. The crowds were amazed and said,“Never has anything like this been seen in Israel!”
  • Mark 7:32-37 : 32 They brought to him a deaf man who had difficulty speaking, and they asked him to place his hands on him. 33 After Jesus took him aside privately, away from the crowd, he put his fingers in the man’s ears, and after spitting, he touched his tongue. 34 Then he looked up to heaven and said with a sigh,“Ephphatha”(that is,“Be opened”). 35 And immediately the man’s ears were opened, his tongue loosened, and he spoke plainly. 36 Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone. But as much as he ordered them not to do this, they proclaimed it all the more. 37 People were completely astounded and said,“He has done everything well. He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”
  • Ezek 3:27 : 27 But when I speak with you, I will loosen your tongue and you must say to them,‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says.’ Those who listen will listen, but the indifferent will refuse, for they are a rebellious house.
  • Ezek 29:21 : 21 On that day I will make Israel powerful, and I will give you the right to be heard among them. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”
  • Ps 30:7-9 : 7 O LORD, in your good favor you made me secure. Then you rejected me and I was terrified. 8 To you, O LORD, I cried out; I begged the Lord for mercy: 9 “What profit is there in taking my life, in my descending into the Pit? Can the dust of the grave praise you? Can it declare your loyalty? 10 Hear, O LORD, and have mercy on me! O LORD, deliver me!” 11 Then you turned my lament into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and covered me with joy. 12 So now my heart will sing to you and not be silent; O LORD my God, I will always give thanks to you.
  • Ps 51:15 : 15 O Lord, give me the words! Then my mouth will praise you.
  • Ps 118:18-19 : 18 The LORD severely punished me, but he did not hand me over to death. 19 Open for me the gates of the just king’s temple! I will enter through them and give thanks to the LORD.

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    65 All their neighbors were filled with fear, and throughout the entire hill country of Judea all these things were talked about.

    66 All who heard these things kept them in their hearts, saying,“What then will this child be?” For the Lord’s hand was indeed with him.

    67 Zechariah’s Praise and Prediction Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied,

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  • Luke 1:19-23
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    19 The angel answered him,“I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.

    20 And now, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time, you will be silent, unable to speak, until the day these things take place.”

    21 Now the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they began to wonder why he was delayed in the holy place.

    22 When he came out, he was not able to speak to them. They realized that he had seen a vision in the holy place, because he was making signs to them and remained unable to speak.

    23 When his time of service was over, he went to his home.

  • 44 For the instant the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.

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    41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

    42 She exclaimed with a loud voice,“Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child in your womb!

  • 28 Simeon took him in his arms and blessed God, saying,

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    57 The Birth of John Now the time came for Elizabeth to have her baby, and she gave birth to a son.

    58 Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.

    59 On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they wanted to name him Zechariah after his father.

    60 But his mother replied,“No! He must be named John.”

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    13 But the angel said to him,“Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son; you will name him John.

    14 Joy and gladness will come to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,

    15 for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He must never drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth.

  • 37 People were completely astounded and said,“He has done everything well. He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”

  • 28 So the news about him spread quickly throughout all the region around Galilee.

  • 25 Immediately he stood up before them, picked up the stretcher he had been lying on, and went home, glorifying God.

  • 14 Jesus and Beelzebul Now he was casting out a demon that was mute. When the demon had gone out, the man who had been mute began to speak, and the crowds were amazed.

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    15 So the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.

    16 Fear seized them all, and they began to glorify God, saying,“A great prophet has appeared among us!” and“God has come to help his people!”

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  • 38 At that moment, she came up to them and began to give thanks to God and to speak about the child to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.

  • 76 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High. For you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,

  • 13 Then he placed his hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and praised God.

  • 21 The Baptism of Jesus Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized. And while he was praying, the heavens opened,

  • 15 Then one of them, when he saw he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice.

  • 10 And just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens splitting apart and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.

  • 17 and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,

  • 42 The leprosy left him at once, and he was clean.

  • 45 But as the man went out he began to announce it publicly and spread the story widely, so that Jesus was no longer able to enter any town openly but stayed outside in remote places. Still they kept coming to him from everywhere.

  • 31 As a result, the crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled healthy, the lame walking, and the blind seeing, and they praised the God of Israel.

  • 36 “And look, your relative Elizabeth has also become pregnant with a son in her old age– although she was called barren, she is now in her sixth month!

  • 80 And the child kept growing and becoming strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day he was revealed to Israel.

  • 33 After the demon was cast out, the man who had been mute began to speak. The crowds were amazed and said,“Never has anything like this been seen in Israel!”

  • 46 for they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God. Then Peter said,

  • 10 he said with a loud voice,“Stand upright on your feet.” And the man leaped up and began walking.